"Name of Tony Traviola, wise guy. Jersey state police got a fat jacket on him. Tony the Eel, loan-collector type. Not a very nice man, from what I understand." Chapter 2, p. 17.

"Reason I ask, I had one of those operations. You know, a boob job. For the kind of modeling I do, it was necessary. I mean, I was about a thirty-two A, if you can imagine." Chapter 3, p. 29.

"' Tell him,' he said, 'that if he points that goddamn camera at me again, he'll be auditioning for the Elephant Man on Broadway. That's how seriously I'll mess up his face.'" Chapter 4, p. 45.

"She went on: 'They won't leave me alone, these TV people. They said the case is going to a grand jury. They said Stranahan's going to testify.' She fished in her purse for a tissue. 'I thought you ought to know.'...